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2013 has been a remarkable year for AgileLion Institute, we launched on 17th of May with the firm belief that Agile Kanban was a great alternative to Scrum, XP or any other Agile method. Why? Because of it’s power and simplicity.
Our pragmatic approach to Kanban, and our belief that it is the people who decide how to use any method, led us to create Open Kanban the first Agile and Lean method that is fully open source; and Kanban Ace the first Open Kanban method that aims to fulfill the... + read more

This article is a Part IV of my upcoming book "Women in Project Management"
So what should we do to be successful women project managers?
First and most important is to remain feminine. Knowing that we are surrounded by men in our jobs, they would notice very fast that you are a real woman if you have traits of a fine lady:
Kindness
Ability to be joyful and positive-minded
Devotion to the team and project
Wisdom
Ability to care
Lighten the day... + read more

This article is a part III of my upcoming book "Women in Project Management"
So what should we stop doing to become successful and respectful project managers?
First and most important: stop trying to be a Project manager-developer-Sysadmin-QA-architect, etc. and concentrate on being just a Project manager. No one says that you might not have some background or knowledge of any of those, but all these people need a leader, a diplomat between customer and them, and the person who... + read more

The Problem with Planning & Estimation
In the 1950’s Cyril N. Parkinson noticed a curious trend in projects assigned to the British bureaucracy: working hours would always expand to fill the time available for it’s completion. Today his conclusion is known as Parkinson’s Law. A funny, but quite truthful observation that seems to extend to all walks of life, the more time we assign to planning, or to do anything, the more time we need!
Because of this fact Agile... + read more

December is coming with the one-time a year holiday - Christmas! God Bless you all and let Him put a new dream in your heart for 2014!
We decided to join the celebration of this warm-hearting holiday by giving you two 50% scholarships for any of our December Kanban Ace classes. You just need to fill in the form below before Tuesday, December 3rd. After that we will have a draw and two winners will receive a 50% discount on us.
Good luck, and Merry Christmas 2013!
The registration... + read more